2/28/2023 – In endgames with two rooks on both sides you should wath out for tactical possibilities and chances to attack the enemy king. In the diagram position it is White to move. What should he do?

2/28/2023 – The reigning World Under-14 Open champion, Ilamparthi A R won WR Chess Junior Under-14 Boys with a perfect 5/5. He also won the Blitz event. These triumphs came 11 days after he became India's latest International Master at the 21st Rochefort Chess Festival Masters 2023. Ilamparthi, along with other participants of the junior tournament, also got training by the former world championship challenger, the legendary GM Boris Gelfand, and Germany no.1 female, GM Elisabeth Paehtz. We all hope he soon becomes a GM and strong enough to participate in the Masters events. Photo: Lennart Ootes/WR Chess 2023

2/28/2023 – GM Kirill Shevchenko (pictured) and WIM Miruna-Daria Lehaci are the new champions of Romania. Both won their maiden national titles. The Romanian Championships took place on February 19–26 in Sebes, and saw the triumph of young players. The open, women’s and amateur sections were 9-round Swiss tournaments with classical time control. | Photos: Romanian Chess Federation

2/28/2023 – The very competitive European Chess Championships will take place in March, with the open event set to start on March 3 in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. We take a brief look at the 23 years of history of the championships, which are traditionally taken very seriously by ambitious players, whose main objective often is to get a ticket to the FIDE World Cup. | Pictured: 2022 European champion Matthias Bluebaum

2/27/2023 – In his Endgame Magic Show #229 Karsten has the 16-year old Indian Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca as his guest and they will look at endgame highlights from Leon's practice. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

2/27/2023 – We have reported extensively on the WR Chess Masters 2023, which ended on Sunday in Düsseldorf, Germany. Today we bring you unique impressions of the opinions and mood of the participants on the final days of this wonderful event. They were recorded by IM Sagar Shah, who runs ChessBase India and one of the biggest video chess portals in the world. Just sit back and enjoy.

2/24/2023 – In his 'Fast & Furious' show, Robert Ris takes a look at the recent developments in the Poisoned Pawn Variation of the French Steinitz. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

2/24/2023 – "Blitz" is a French cult manga based on the Japanese model. It revolves around chess, and Garry Kasparov is an advisor to the team of authors. Tatiana Flores spoke to the creator of the series, Cédric Biscay | Picture: The cover of Blitz volume one and a glimpse of one of the exciting chess games (French edition). | Photo: IWA/Shibuya Productions

2/24/2023 – In his “Game of the Week” show #556, Merijn van Delft takes a look at a fantastic attacking game Nodirbek Abdusattorov played against Andrey Esipenko at the WR Masters in Düsseldorf. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

2/24/2023 – Round 7 was a major turning point at the WR Chess Masters in Düsseldorf. Levon Aronian, who had a full-point lead and seemed to be cruising to victory, lost to Ian Nepomniachtchi, while Dommaraju Gukesh got the better of Andrey Esipenko. Thus, Gukesh and Aronian are now sharing the lead with 4½ points each. Wesley So and Nepomniachtchi stand a half point back with two rounds to go. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

2/23/2023 – A new super-tournament is taking place in Düsseldorf, with five vetted GMs facing five raising talents. Karsten Müller is keeping a close eye on the event, and has sent us a number of fascinating endgames, annotated. Find here six instructive positions. Time to learn and enjoy! | Photo: Lennart Ootes

2/23/2023 – The traditional Biel Chess Festival seemed to be in danger after the city of Biel wanted to cut its subsidies. After a petition, the situation has improved and in summer the strongest "Triathlon" will continue - among others with Vincent Keymer again.